Does my energy usage seem high?

Parsimonia

lstar337 wrote: »

They don't have thermostats? They must be very old then, can you find a part number or brand on them anywhere?

If they are manual, then they will take a set amount of charge based on the input.

I suggest you invest in some automatic storage heaters as they will take the strain of constant adjustment off of you, and will save you money by only charging by what is needed.

You really need to sort out your insulation though, if you don't bother, you might as well mount those heaters on the outside of your house because that is where the heat is going.

Nope, no thermostats...and they're 22 years old. I can see that automatically adjusting ones would be a step forward....!!! I didn't even know that one's with thermostats existed....

As for insulation, we have solid brick walls so cavity wall insulation isn't an option. We have double glazed UPVC doors and windows and loft insulation, and we also have a draft excluders and floor length thick curtains and thick carpets rather than wooden or solid floors. Not sure what else we could do to improve the insulation...

Sorry to sound negative - I really appreciate your help and advice!!!

Parsimonia

lstar337 wrote: »

What are the particulars of your tariff? Do you know what you pay for night/day units and what your standard charge is?

I used 1092kWh in March last year and it cost £113.48

Yes, you should do this.

We're on British Gas standard tariff with EnergySmart.

Per our last bill, we used 1807 kWh (1,467 night units and 340 standard units) at a total cost of £155.35.

We just went onto compare the market...most tariffs were more expensive than our current one. Our best saving (at least until Feb 2015) is to switch to Scottish Power at an annual saving of £82....

lstar337

Parsimonia wrote: »

Nope, no thermostats...and they're 22 years old. I can see that automatically adjusting ones would be a step forward....!!! I didn't even know that one's with thermostats existed....

As for insulation, we have solid brick walls so cavity wall insulation isn't an option. We have double glazed UPVC doors and windows and loft insulation, and we also have a draft excluders and floor length thick curtains and thick carpets rather than wooden or solid floors. Not sure what else we could do to improve the insulation...

Sorry to sound negative - I really appreciate your help and advice!!!

No, I guess there is not much more you can do. We have solid walls too, but ours are stone and over 50cm thick. We use roller blinds in addition to long curtains just to keep the air off the windows. That might be an option.

Hard to know what to suggest, but you should at least shop around for your energy. I would be surprised if BG were offering you the best deal.